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We were crusining In Desolation Sound last week and spotted a beautiful lodge in Homfray Channel behind Foster Point, between Forbes Bay and Attwood Bay. Their website is www.homfraylodge.com. They offer 250 feet of transient moorage. You can reach them at telephone: 604-740-6032, email: info@homfraylodge.com. It would be a big boost for them if you…

Well this was embarrassing. We’re happily anchored in a cozy little spot just west of 78-meter-high Blair Islet in the Broughtons’ MacKenzie Sound, at the eastern end of rocky Hopetown Passage. The Blair Islet anchorage was recommended to us by Jack Green, M/V Brizo, when we were tied at the Jennis Bay Marina. I didn’t…

We have received a report from a Waggoner Guide reader that the dock at the Teakerne Arm waterfalls is damaged and up on the rocks. Teakerne Arm This dock is used to land dinghies and to allow you to take the short hike up to Cassel Lake. We will report further as we learn more.…

So my wife Marilynn and I set out on a sunny morning in the middle of May, happy to be on saltwater again, heading north. Our destination was Pender Harbour in British Columbia, the jumping-off point for the run to Princess Louisa Inlet. The leg to Pender Harbour would require a crossing of the Strait…

We are stuck in Juneau due to rain and low weather that has threatened our safe forward progress. We will head to the airport in a few minutes to wait for a possible opening in the passes. If we are sitting for long I will post from there if I have a wi-fi signal. Yesterday’s…

I left Echo Bay in brilliant sunshine. Pierre was working on the new building and gave a big wave as I headed out the harbor. Today in addition to two marina resorts, it was time to check out several anchorages. Laura Bay and Laura Cove were first on the list. Both beautiful, though I will…

I just received word that the Gweduck has launched and I am headed to Skagit Airport to rendezvous. The weather looks wonderful today. We had some early morning fog in Renton which delayed takeoff. Conditions here are Biz Pt were clear at sunrise and then a bank of fog rolled in and then out. It…

We were planning for a 6:00am departure today. There is an occluded front stationary over the area and according to expert forecaster Lee Chesneau, many layers of clouds and overcast. It is clearing now at mid-day and we will be taking off this afternoon. The Gweduck is a unique new airplane. Experimental, but it has…

Tuesday’s departure from Port Harvey was in a misty, foggy rain. Up the Havannah Channel to the narrow Chatham Channel. This channel is so narrow there are range markers, basically signs with lines in the trees. Line up the top and bottom line so they are vertical and you are in the channel. While it…

We all have bad days. Captain George Vancouver was completely wrong about the area he named Desolation Sound. He wrote: “This area afforded not a single prospect that was pleasing to the eye, the smallest recreation on shore, no animal or vegetable food,… whence the place obtained the name DESOLATION SOUND where our time would…

Sometimes staying in the harbor (or harbour) is better than braving Neptune and the gods of the Salish Sea. Last Wednesday I elected not to continue on to Campbell River and I was right. The waves kicked up and it would have been an awful ride. Probably dangerous too. I rented a car for $35…

Did you ever wonder why they call it Otter Bay? Searaven at Telegraph Harbour Yesterday started in Bedwell Harbour at the Poets Cove Resort & Marina dock. The wind was howling and it looked like it could be challenging day. Did you know a lot a lot of boats visit Poets Cove for Thanksgiving (US),…

After several weeks of sea trials and about 150 miles of cruising in the San Juan Islands for book and ad sales, updates and other side trips — it is now time to head north. Yes, there were a few minor sea trial issues but all has settled in and we are ready to go. I…

Fellow Cruisers, My husband and I are avid cruisers who are just beginning our fifth season in beautiful British Columbia. Since we cruise for at least five months we have established the Port McNeil Fuel Dock as a place to recoup before heading around Cape Caution. The new docks and electrical upgrades completed last year…

Thanks to John Wagner for forwarding this. There are some great tips! U.S. Postal service sent out a message to all letter carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets to keep yellow-jackets away. Use them all the time when playing baseball and soccer. I use it when I am working outside.…

On page 173 of his book, Yacht Designs II, the legendary naval architect William Garden dropped in a sentence that has guided my boat owning experience for many years now. Bill was describing the rehabilitation of Merlin, the 1904 launch he used for commuting to Sidney from his island home off Canoe Cove. He described…

From Puget Sound to Ketchikan, AK, including the west coast of Vancouver Island and now Haida Gwaii, this popular annual guide provides complete information about marinas, marine parks and fuel docks, U.S./Canada border crossings and Customs, VHF radio requirements, and more. For each cruising area, you’ll find a list of charts needed, overviews of the…